The Life of Sir Clements R. Markham, K.C.B., F.R.S.
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Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Cambridge Library Collection - Polar Exploration
ISBN-10
1108074847
ISBN-13
9781108074841
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Imprint
Cambridge University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Nov 6th, 2014
Print length
418 Pages
Weight
538 grams
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21.50 x 14.00 x 2.70 cms
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British & Irish historyEuropean history
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This 1917 biography of his cousin and mentor was published by Albert H. Markham. Clements R. Markham (1830–1916) is remembered as a prolific writer, who, after an early career in the navy, spent his life in exploration, writing about earlier expeditions, and urging further research in the polar regions.
Albert Hastings Markham (1841–1918) was the cousin of the subject of this biography, published in 1917, and greatly admired his older relative, who had acted as his mentor. Clements R. Markham (1830–1916) is remembered as a prolific writer on historical geography, many of whose works are reissued in the Cambridge Library Collection. As a boy, he showed great enthusiasm for both history and exploration, and after a chance encounter with an admiral, joined the navy as a cadet. After eight years, he determined to leave the service and pursue a career as an explorer and writer. His first expedition was to Peru, but his main interest was in the Arctic. As an active member of both the Royal Geographical Society and the Hakluyt Society, he both published accounts of early voyages and urged further exploration in the polar regions, including the 1901–4 Discovery expedition under Robert Scott.
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